The Maryland Crabs is a podcast based in Annapolis Maryland which was launched in September 2016 after, quite literally years of hemming and hawing. After a few false starts, many aborted concepts, we just took the plunge, whipped out the credit cards and lit Amazon on fire with equipment orders. And here we are!

This podcast is not about interviews. It’s about topics and conversations of interest to Marylanders!

We are not going to shy away from controversy or discomfort. Valuable conversations can emerge from them. We will not be adversarial for the sake of being adversarial, but you can expect some heated exchanges between Tim and John and Guests–or any combination of those.

About Guests–we're going to have plenty of them! Some will be local or regional in nature--others more broad.

And, we may even take this show on the road. Some night, you might find us propped on a bar stool at the Ebb Tide..or worse!

Rock Toews had a very successful online bookselling operation in
Eastport for years. And then, in the midst of a recession, he
thought it'd be a great idea to open a retail store! So he
did! And has never looked back. We thought this seemed a
little backward, so we talked about it.

We talked about the move from online to storefront. Some of the
things that Annapolis does really well for local businesses. Some
things that need work. We talked about the need for businesses
coming together to operate more like a mall (yes a mall), and why
events like the Santa Speedo Run are absolutely horrible for retail
(and he makes a great point).

But if you need a book, check out the inventory at Back Creek Books
at 194 Main Street. It's heavy on history, local interest, and
Lincoln. Well worth the browse!

And hey, check out the Eye On Annapolis Daily News
Brief! Ten minutes every day at noon (soon to be
7am) will bring you up to speed on all the LOCAL issues, sports,
weather, events and opinions in Annapolis and Anne Arundel
County. Here's your link... http://bit.ly/EOA-DNB

WHERE TO FIND US

You can find us on pretty much any podcatcher or place where you
listen to your podcasts. But here are the biggies: